A Minnesotan Mother's Day

A Minnesotan Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day that I can remember where I didn't get to spend it, live and in person, with my Mom! I am not much of a holiday person...but I think that Mother's Day has always been one of favorite holidays. I was blessed to get to spend it with my Minnesota Mom though. And we partied...Taylor-style!

I spent the morning on the phone with my Mom, and then headed South, into the wind. You might have been hearing about the storms out in the mid-west? Well, I rode 40+ miles in the sunshine, and was glad I remembered sunscreen, as the temps were near the 80F mark! It's amazing how much easier it is riding into a South wind though. It's warm. Based on how fast I was going, I think it is almost the equivalent of riding up Page Mill---only about an 18 mile Page Mill! I headed out the Lake Balaton Road (many miles in the wind!) then into the crosswinds for about 3-5 miles, before heading to the town of Garvin (population 159)--and a couple of more miles into the wind! I was comforted in knowing that I was about to have the ride of my life home. Almost 20 miles of 20-30 MPH tailwinds back into Marshall!

Some new "wildlife spotting" included real life peacocks! And really cute piglets! I had to stop to watch the baby pigs. They were so clean and cute and pink. They didn't look real!

Anyway, after an afternoon of jobs, (yard-work, floor cleaning, laundry, other junk!), we fired up the BBQ and put some "caught by Dave" Minnesota croppies, walleye and northerns on the grill, watching the thunderstorms underneath the awning in our back yard while we drank some special Belgian beer with Minnesota Mom & Dad! The weather entertained us with thunder, rain and then sunshine, followed by a very pink and pretty sunset---Just for Mother's day!

After a fabulous dinner, we ate a DQ ice cream cake and shared stories about important things we learned from our Mom's!

Today's plan is a questionable ride in the questionable weather. One minute the sky is black...the next the sun is out. I get ready to ride and then worry about lightening. Hmmm???? It's going to be an interesting week, weather wise. (But what does the weather guy know?)

It's funny because your TV programs get interrupted by weather alerts almost daily out here. "BEEP BEEP! Severe thunderstorms for Lyon County, Lincoln County, Yellow Medicine County, Somewhere in Minnesota County, in effect until 9pm...blah blah blah" At first I was alarmed, but now I know that it is just standard Spring out here in the plains.

I hope your Mother's day was special. Mine was!